Headline News for October 31, 2024



Haagen-Dazs has announced the release of their Crispy Sandwich Royal Cafe Mocha, an ice cream treat that is a crispy sandwich version of their popular winter cafe mocha. The elegant cafe mocha ice cream is mixed with rich cafe mocha sauce and coated with coffee white chocolate, creating a flavor perfect for the cold season.

'Crispy Sand' Royal Cafe Mocha '' will be available at supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide from Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and the suggested retail price is 351 yen including tax.

Crispy Sandwich 'Royal Cafe Mocha' | News Release | Häagen-Dazs Japan Häagen-Dazs
https://www.haagen-dazs.co.jp/company/newsrelease/2024/1003.html

Royal Cafe Mocha | Product Information | Häagen-Dazs Japan
https://www.haagen-dazs.co.jp/products/special/royal-cafe-mocha/

By the way, we published the following article on the same day in the same month in the past.

GeForce RTX 4090 melting problem is likely due to cable issue, not GPU issue - GIGAZINE

Zookeepers confused by 'mane' growing from female-only lion group - GIGAZINE

iPhones die when exposed to helium - GIGAZINE

It turns out that the two engineers who were fired and kicked out of Twitter reported in various media outlets were a prank - GIGAZINE

Tesla engineers review code written by Twitter staff - GIGAZINE

'iPad Pro' evolves significantly with bezel-less design, new Apple Pencil and USB-C adoption - GIGAZINE

The best-selling Nintendo Switch & 3DS game software revealed - GIGAZINE

Numerous reports of the sudden death of the most powerful consumer graphics card in history, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - GIGAZINE

What are the possibilities of fossil footprints made over 6 million years ago? - GIGAZINE

Pointing out that scientific research is going in the wrong direction due to a 'wrong system' - GIGAZINE

'We've been waiting for this day for decades,' confirms mysterious object thought to have come from outside the solar system - GIGAZINE

Which has greater health benefits: walking or cycling? - GIGAZINE

Summary of installation procedures and usage of 'Lama Cleaner', a free tool that can completely remove unnecessary objects contained in images without discomfort - GIGAZINE

What is the surprising conclusion to the question 'What is the closest planet to Earth?' - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)










◆Science (science, learning, technology)
NASA satellite observes final moments of 'Halloween Comet' - it doesn't survive closest approach to the sun - CNN.co.jp

Mount Fuji still no snow, breaking 130-year record (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

JAXA begins co-creation activities related to space data 'Space Digital Twin'

Invasive crayfish 'Mystery Crayfish' may have been established in Okinawa for the first time in Japan, with multiple mature specimens found in Naha - Ryukyu Shimpo Digital

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
[Breaking News] United Nations Recommends Japan to Implement Optional Separate Surnames for Married Couples | 47NEWS (Yonana News)

'There was a lack of awareness about cultural properties' More than 1,000 excavated Jomon pottery fragments were dumped in a waste soil dump. This was discovered during a review by the prefecture to determine whether to designate the area as a cultural property | TBS NEWS DIG

Ishin's Baba may not run in leadership election: 'Baba encirclement' underway [Ishin]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

'We've been waiting for this moment' - Democratic Party for the People holds casting vote | Mainichi Shimbun

Ishin Co-leader Hirofumi Yoshimura rejects the Constitutional Democratic Party in an instant, refuses to cooperate on the prime minister nomination on TV → 'Loss of trust' by not making eye contact, Osaka's 'misunderstanding' of his involvement in political affairs / Entertainment / Daily Sports online

Democratic Party for the People refuses to hold a meeting with the Constitutional Democratic Party over the nomination of Prime Minister, 'Writes Tamaki' [Democratic Party for the People] [Constitutional Democratic Party]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Major trading companies start selling domestically farmed salmon | NHK | Fisheries

'Loan offenders' on the rise in China: How to prevent the Shenzhen incident from recurring: Asahi Shimbun Digital

LDP, Komeito and Democratic Party for the People to hold talks on '1.03 million yen barrier' economic measures - Nikkei Shimbun

More than 70% of elementary school teachers declined the recruitment exam, 204 out of 280 who passed the exam Kochi Prefectural Board of Education | Kochi Shimbun

Okinawa Prefecture establishes company with no actual business in the U.S. ... A prefectural official stationed in Okinawa takes on the role of 'president' for the purpose of obtaining a visa by posting on base issues: Yomiuri Shimbun

Student Party leader Noritaka Nishida gives up on running for Nagoya mayor: 'I couldn't prepare to run if the date had been brought forward': Chunichi Shimbun Web

Funai Electric loses 30 billion yen in funds after publisher buys it... At the time of bankruptcy filing, it had liabilities of over 11.7 billion yen: Yomiuri Shimbun

McDonald's global same-store sales fall more than expected due to sluggish customer numbers | Reuters

Tokyo High Court rules legal system that does not recognize same-sex marriage is 'unconstitutional' and denies government liability for compensation | Mainichi Shimbun

'Patriarchal stereotypes are behind this' UN Commissioner on Japan's recommendations: Asahi Shimbun Digital

After warning with a gun, a police officer accidentally fires a live bullet while trying to put it away, injuring himself | NHK | Yamanashi Prefecture

Okinawa's highest impeachment rate in the national public review of Supreme Court judges is 17.60%, well above the national average of 10.46%. The Okinawa-related trial in which Mr. Miyagawa was involved had the highest impeachment rate of 19.52%. | Okinawa Times Plus

Party executives ask Seko, Nishimura, Hagiuda, and Hirazawa to join the LDP faction | Mainichi Shimbun

'We believed it was good for the environment...' Sudden bankruptcy leaves investors angry | Mainichi Shimbun

Same-sex couples are now registered on resident cards in the same way as common-law marriages; the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications takes a cautious stance: Jiji.com

A group of two or three men broke into a house in Mitaka, Tokyo, through a window and attacked a man in his 70s while he was sleeping: The Yomiuri Shimbun




US Presidential Election: Comedian's remarks at Republican Trump's rally cause controversy; Democratic candidate Harris criticizes online | NHK | US Presidential Election

Tokyo Toshima Ward 'Uniqlo' store manager arrested for repeatedly taking secret photos in fitting rooms | NHK | Incident

US Presidential Election: Arson attacks on postal ballot boxes on the street | NHK | US Presidential Election

Koichi Hagiuda overcame the headwinds of 'undercover funds': 'A difficult decision...' The voting behavior of Komeito supporters that determined the outcome: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

Concerns raised over growing movement of local governments to ban recordings as a measure against customer harassment | Mainichi Shimbun

US Presidential Election: Musk distributes $1 million; state prosecutors say it's 'illegal lottery' | NHK | US Presidential Election

South Africa submits 'evidence' of Israeli 'genocide' to International Court of Justice - 4 photos International News: AFPBB News

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoshiharu Muto rejects the Democratic Party for the People's argument, taking a negative view on lifting the freeze on the 'trigger clause' - Sankei News

Suicides due to 'economic and living problems' increase 1.5 times in two years, suicide white paper says high prices may be behind | Mainichi Shimbun

People's Party leader Tamaki: 'We will not join the LDP-Komeito coalition government and will decide on cooperation based on policy' | NHK | House of Representatives election

Shibuya's 'Hachiko' is closed for Halloween, but what about Shinjuku? What about Ikebukuro? | NHK | Tokyo

'North Korean troops engaged in combat with Ukrainian troops on the 25th... All but one were killed in action' | Joongang Ilbo | JoongAng Ilbo

Angle: Trump's speech becomes more unrestrained in the final stages, with deviations, exaggerations and lies | Reuters

Truck transport volume maintains steady even after overtime restrictions, thanks to contributions from large vehicles and joint transport [Evening Scoop] - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

LDP requests four independents to join party, approves request, requests two more to join | NHK | Diet

Staple rice stocks in the private sector are expected to increase Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | NHK | Agriculture

More than 100,000 people died in the US from drugs such as the painkiller fentanyl last year. Why are young people dying one after another? | NHK | WEB Special | America

Oriental Land's half-year financial results: Final profits fall, attendance falls due to extreme heat | NHK

North Korean soldiers deployed in their teens and twenties: South Korean intelligence agency gives false explanations to families | Mainichi Shimbun

Folding bicycles whose frames have been damaged while in use - If you have such a bicycle, please stop using it and contact the business owner - (Announcement) - National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan







Kakaku.com - 'Frame Damage' DAHON Horize Disc 2021 Model [Khaki] Review Board

AEON and Keisei Electric Railways form capital alliance to collaborate in retail and real estate development - Nikkei Newspaper

National health insurance premium cap to be raised by 30,000 yen to 920,000 yen from next fiscal year | NHK | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

[Breaking News] Yumeshima Station, which connects to the Osaka-Kansai Expo site, unveils its interior for the first time ahead of its January opening (published on October 31, 2024) | YTV NEWS NNN

A university student who appeared for a 'white case' search was arrested for attempted robbery in Mitaka: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Israeli attacks on Gaza intensify; ceasefire talks hit another deadlock | NHK | Israel-Palestine

LDP and Democratic Party for the People agree on policy measures, tax reform - Nikkei Shimbun

Commercial facility under Matsuyama Station overpass attracts 43,000 people on opening day; Takamatsu Orne also doing well [Kagawa Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

LDP and Democratic Party for the People agree to start policy discussions | Kyodo News

4-wheeled 'specified small scooters' run smoothly; legal reforms create business opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises - Nikkei Shimbun

Host club hides 2 billion yen in income, doesn't declare, destroys compensation records... Weak tax awareness revealed: Yomiuri Shimbun

UK to raise taxes by 8 trillion yen: Independent agency says 'will be passed on to workers and consumers': Asahi Shimbun Digital

Hometown tax payment 'should be fundamentally reviewed, including abolished' - Tokyo Metropolitan Tax Commission reports | NHK | Hometown tax payment

Former Tokyo Electric Power Company HD Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata dies at age 84... Chairman at the time of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident: Yomiuri Shimbun

Four self-proclaimed voice actors arrested on suspicion of stealing SIM cards used in special fraud emails: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Former Tokyo Electric Power Company Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata dies after responding to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident | NHK | Obituary

Komeito leader Ishii announces intention to resign as leader | NHK | House of Representatives election

Japanese Conservative Party candidate Yo Iiyama (48) accuses, 'If I give my advice, it will be Naoki Hyakuta and Kaori Arimoto...' | Weekly Bunshun Online Edition

Nine host club operators and 30 registered hosts conceal a total of 2 billion yen in income...Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau points out: Yomiuri Shimbun

If the people proposed the tax cut would be 7.6 trillion yen, according to the government's estimate due to the 'annual income barrier' | 47NEWS (Yonana News)

'Another life has been saved. I cried.' Genetic mutations discovered in about 1% of lung cancer patients - The forefront of 'cancer genomic medicine' | TBS NEWS DIG

Six Japanese living in Taiwan unable to vote overseas in Lower House election, Taipei office apologizes | NHK | Lower House election

Takanawa Gateway City to open in March next year as a new gateway to the city center: The Yomiuri Shimbun

[Video] A camera on Okushiri Island in Hokkaido captures a white-looking object falling at almost the same time as the missile fell | NHK | Hokkaido

North Korean missile ICBM-class flight time is the longest at about 1 hour 26 minutes | NHK | North Korean missile

UK Labour government's first budget proposal: Tax increase of about 8 trillion yen, the largest in history | NHK | UK

The secretaries-general and parliamentary affairs committee chairs of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People met today to agree to start discussions on the government's new economic measures | NHK | Parliament

Hyogo Prefectural Governor Election Announced: Record seven candidates running, voting date is November 17 | NHK | Elections

Victims file lawsuit over 'secondary damage' caused by lawyer's illegal use of name in Saitama | NHK | Incident

Tokyo Egg wholesale prices rise for third consecutive month 'May rise further' What is the reason for the price hike? How long will it continue? | NHK | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Crane overturns at construction site in Hannan, Osaka, driver injured in both legs | NHK | Accident

Russia names hosting North Korean troops 'Project Vostok' (meaning 'Eastern Plan') | NHK | Ukraine situation

Will 'tearful' stickers reduce food waste? FamilyMart conducts demonstration experiment: Jiji.com

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
I am a rice shop owner, and I was hoping that the price would stabilize after the new harvest, but I'm worried because the amount of rice we receive is small. Recently, the number of foreigners coming to buy rice has increased → We need to increase production - Togetter




[Patience Currency] My mother was like that too, but there are people who, even though there is a way for everyone to be happy, stubbornly choose a way that makes them unhappy. I think they believe that suffering is a moral good thing. - Togetter

I ordered a lunch box, but it was suddenly canceled and I wasn't refunded. I received an email later saying that I would be refunded in a month, but I didn't hear anything after that, so I contacted them by email and got the following: - Togetter

Metropolitan Police Department: 'Cashless transactions are becoming more common, but please prepare cash for emergencies!' → A story about how I thought I was fully prepared, but was unable to use it when a disaster struck - Togetter [Togetter]

If you look at merchants who have been around for generations, they teach their employees strictly and don't give important jobs to those who are incompetent or unreliable. The same is true for Jews and overseas Chinese. Unreliable generations are skipped and their grandchildren are adopted. - Togetter

Reports of the 'Tokoroten' phenomenon, a decline in children's academic performance, are coming to light → It has been happening among elementary school students for several years - Togetter




The most popular dish served abroad was Japanese fried chicken: 'The universality of fried chicken' - Togetter

When that sandwich shop first entered the Japanese market, I was a new employee at a related company, and one day my boss asked me to 'dress up like you're going to a club, bring as many friends as you can, and hang out at the store. I'll give you free food and drinks.' - Togetter

Why are women receiving less pensions? The reason is the low Employee's Pension Insurance. How can we prepare for the gender gap in old age? | NHK | WEB Special | Pension

I will sue the Communist Party and others - Takayuki Kamiya's blog Fukuoka city government for the 99%, not the 1%







Osaka Ohsho 'Slug Outbreak' Case: Whistleblower Sentenced to One Year in Prison 'The 'Outbreak' Will Be the Point of Contention in the Trial' - Togetter

When I brought sweets that were not suitable as gifts to a wealthy person's house, I was praised for their simplicity and was given advice on how to buy suitable gifts... I trust Toraya - Togetter

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
Why is online voting not possible? There are clear reasons other than the fact that it is difficult to prevent fraud - Togetter

[Notice] Magazine management company files lawsuit against JHAT in Tokyo District Court, seeking damages for defamation - TRAICY

How Apple developed the world's first end-to-end experience to support hearing health - Apple (UK)

[Shopping Mountains] I bought the 'Inspiron 14' equipped with Ryzen 7 8840U for 80,000 yen as a super cheap gaming PC - PC Watch

Car navigation maps don't provide enough information! 'SD Map+', road map data necessary for safe driving (not for autonomous driving), is under development [Maps and location information] - INTERNET Watch

Release of the Japanese BERT RetroMAE model and evaluation on subsequent search tasks - A Day in the Life

Synthesizer V AI Hanabiki Koto's talents as an unprecedented AI singer with overwhelming singing ability and expressiveness

Synthesizer V AI Hibiki Koto - Official Demo Video - YouTube





Urban Legend Busters: 'The bottleneck of web applications is the database, so the language performance is irrelevant' - Kaigi on Rails 2024 - Speaker Deck

I felt sad when I saw a child from a wealthy family upload a vlog, earn their own income, and live independently, which embodied how the wealth of one's family broadens the scope of one's life. → 'I know what you mean, I stopped watching recently' 'It's getting too much' - Togetter

There is no such thing as 'owned media is meaningless.' Explaining common failure examples and the KPI perspective required for success - Hatena Business Blog

All classes can be taken online. Correspondence school 'ZEN University' to open next April with an unprecedented enrollment capacity of 3,500 people | NHK | Education




Apology and investigation results regarding unauthorized access to Sharp's official online store 'COCORO STORE' and food delivery service 'Healsio Deli' for leaking personal information | News | Company Information: Sharp

Details of the second volume of 'freee Technology Book' now available! - freee Developers Hub

MIXI subsidiary's CEO dismissed over suspicion of inappropriate financial transactions | NHK | IT/Internet

I don't like Discord calls because there are people who hold really crazy turtle talks → Maybe it's unavoidable to a certain extent due to the specifications? - Togetter [Togatter]

Google Gemini's Creepy 1.0: Far East Blog

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)

Thank you for your Skeb request!

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Kirishima-san 😚
It's written in ancient documents that it's okay for girls with glasses to have larger breasts...
#Kantai Collection #Illustration

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It was fun to draw an owl Skeb

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Double Cheese Tabemichasonoyachu made a huge mess on Twitter💕💕

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[Verification] How much will your body change if you play Fit Boxing 2 and Ring Fit Adventure for 100 days each? | Omocoro

Hinata Natsu-sensei: 'The Pharmacy is a fantasy that combines Chinese culture, costumes, and other delicious aspects, and the author thinks it's something like Ninja Slayer.' - Togetter

TV anime 'Until a Witch Dies' Halloween special video [Meg Raspberry: CV. Yoshino Aoyama Sophie Hayter: CV. Hina Hitsujimiya] - YouTube


TV anime 'Unnamed Memory' 2nd season teaser PV [Broadcasting starts in January 2025]-YouTube


'I Want to Escape from Princess Education' Main PV | Broadcast starts from January 5, 2025! - YouTube


'Ryu ga Gotoku 8 Gaiden Pirates in Hawaii' Goro Majima Complete Box Introduction Video - YouTube


'STALKER: Legends of the Zone Trilogy' Nintendo Switch launch trailer - YouTube


'Triangle Strategy' Short Trailer-YouTube


[Little Nightmares 3] 'Lurking Gaze' Trailer - YouTube


'Clock Tower Rewind' launch trailer - YouTube


Nintendo Music introduction video-YouTube


'Vampire Hunters' - Launch Trailer | PS5® & PS4® - YouTube


Shadow of the Damned: Hela Remastered Launch Trailer - YouTube





Halloween Homura-chan 🎃👻

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Happy Halloween🎃

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Halloween Witch 🎃

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Rainforest Halloween

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Now that it's been discovered, there's no other way

—Leather Cicada (@aozukikawasemi.bsky.social) 2024-10-31T03:15:39.326Z



Plain Halloween

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Fox's House 'Trick or Treat!'

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👻🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN🎃👻

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'I'd be happy if they had a 3kg menu' A female voice actor who hopes for a real binge eating experience at the 'Mochizuki-san Collaboration Cafe' that everyone is trembling over - Togetter

◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
NPB confiscates Fuji's Japan Series coverage passes; could this be the reason for Major League Baseball WS broadcast? | Mainichi Shimbun

Fuji TV's ratings are strong with the 'Otani lineup' in the morning and evening! 4 times the number in the morning, and the recorded broadcast of the rival program 'WS' of 'Nihon S' is also close (Sponichi) | Mainichi Shimbun

The wounds caused by the stab wounds of a male fan are still there... The future of a woman who was a victim of a musical activity was taken away: Asahi Shimbun Digital

'SMILE-UP.' sues man who testified to NHK in a scoop that 'Johnny sexually assaulted me in the station's toilet' | Bunshun Online

Dodgers Shohei Otani [Question and Answer] 'I'm just grateful' to his wife Mamiko as the Dodgers win the World Series | NHK | #ShoheiOtani

◆New products (clothing, food, shelter)
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